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What's new in the MCP C# SDK v1.0, including enhanced authorization, richer metadata, tool calling enhancements and long-running requests.

See Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, and Windows tools cut friction across your game dev workflow at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 ...

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When JSON Met Graph Part 2 of 4 - The Multimodal Database Series A note on naming. Throughout this series, when we say "SQL Server 2025" we also mean Azure SQL. The multimodal capabilities we discuss - native JSON, graph, vector, and columnstore - .. ...

MSVC Build Tools v14.51 improves performance through a wide range of new optimizations.

The excitement is building as we head into the 2026 Game Developer Conference and the DirectX team has a lot to share. We will be showcasing major updates in asset streaming, GPU tooling, ML-powered real-time graphics on Windows, and shader ...

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Swap Azure App Service deployment slots from your terminal using azd. One command enables zerodowntime releases with automatic slot detection, no portal or extra configuration required.

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Data API builder (DAB) 1.7+ delivers secure MCP-based CRUD access with deterministic, policy-enforced query generation and an upcoming aggregate tool that enables complex, production-safe analytical questions without exposing raw SQL to AI agents.